The need to manage risks is increasingly recognized as essential to effective corporate governance and to maintaining an effective system of internal control. Internal audit plays a key role in providing assurance that risks to the organization are properly managed. Risk-based auditing links the internal audit department's planning activity to an organization's overall risk management framework.This course provides participants with the knowledge to develop an audit universe and complimentary risk-based internal audit department audit plan. This course also addresses emerging and advanced risk management topics such governance risk, strategic risk, fraud risk, information technology-related risk, and provides insight into auditing the organization's risk management processes. During this course, you will participate in interactive activities and real-life scenarios. Be prepared to walk away with concepts and tools to develop a value-added, risk-based department audit plan for your organization.
DESIGNED FOR
Internal auditors seeking professional development
BENEFITS
Date(s) and Time: Oct 29, 31, Nov 5, 7 from 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
- Summarize risk management principles and concepts.
- Identify corporate governance principles.
- Explain the relationship between governance principles and COSO frameworks.
- Explain the relationship between governance, risk and control.
- Identify strategy risk audits.
- Identify strategy process audits.
- Identify types of fraud.
- Examine an anti-fraud program and the role of risk assessment.
- Identify IT risk assessment frameworks.
- Discuss cybersecurity, information security, and information technology (IT) governance risks.
- Assess enterprise risk management process risks.
- Apply enterprise risk management maturity and comprehensive assessment approaches.
- Develop an auditable universe risk assessment.
- Apply risk identification, measurement, and prioritization techniques.
HIGHLIGHTS
This course will enhance the skills of experienced internal audit leaders who want to build on their knowledge and increase their value to the organization by developing effective risk-based department audit plans that address emerging risks based on organizational and internal audit risk assessments, interviews, and research. This course is designed for chief audit executives (CAE), audit directors, audit managers, and senior internal audit practitioners.
COURSE LEVEL
Intermediate
PREREQUISITES
Participants should be senior internal audit practitioners or internal audit managers. Completion of the Fundamentals of Risk-based Auditing course is recommended.
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None